Electronic Circuit on Perfboard, San Francisco State College

About This Item

A small electronic circuit assembled on a perforated prototyping board (perfboard), featuring discrete components such as resistors, capacitors, and an integrated circuit. The setup illustrates hands-on circuit construction and testing typical of electronics laboratory instruction.

Identifier
TP-ATA-1874
Context

Function: Analog Comparator or Timing Circuit

This board is a more refined prototype. From the visible components, it looks like it could be:

  • A voltage comparator or basic timer circuit
  • Possibly part of a:
    • Voltage threshold trigger
    • Stability monitoring unit
    • Or a low-frequency oscillator

Visible Components:

  • IC (Integrated Circuit): Likely an op-amp or comparator (LM741 or similar)
  • Resistors: Used for biasing or voltage division
  • Capacitor: Timing or smoothing function
  • Transistors: Switching control (may serve as an output driver)

Credits: 

Some technical descriptions and historical interpretations were developed with the assistance of ChatGPT, an AI language model by OpenAI.

 

Geographic Coverage
San Francisco, CA
Type
Still Image
Format
Negative
Source
San Francisco State University Archives
Rights
Public
Views
214

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